首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Historically, although the children of immigrants may have grown up bilingual and bicultural, many did not pass on much of their
Historically, although the children of immigrants may have grown up bilingual and bicultural, many did not pass on much of their
admin
2015-09-30
76
问题
Historically, although the children of immigrants may have grown up bilingual and bicultural, many did not pass on much of their parents’ language or culture to their own children. Thus, many grandchildren of immigrants do not speak the language of the old country and are "American" by culture. However, in some parts of the country with established communities that share a common language or culture, bilingualism and biculturalism continue. This is particularly true in communities where new immigrants are still arriving. In general, cultural pluralism (多元化) is more accepted in the United States today than it was in the first half of the 20th century, and many of the school systems have developed bilingual programs and multicultural curricula.
At the close of the 20th century, there seemed to be a rise in the consciousness of ethnic groups around the world, and a sense of pride in what makes them unique. This occurs in the United States among many different groups, and in some cases it has resulted in new names to symbolize each group’s identity. In the United States, people have become very sensitive to the language used to describe these groups, and they try to be "politically correct" (P. C. ). For example, many black Americans, particularly young people, prefer the term African-American instead of black, to identify with their African heritage. Some Spanish speakers prefer to be called Latinos (referring to Latin America) instead of Hispanics, while others prefer to be identified by their country of origin (Cuban-American or Cuban, Chicano, Mexican-American or Mexican, and so on).
In spite of some very important differences, however, there is still a tie that binds Americans together. That tie is a sense of national identity—of "being an American". Incidentally, when citizens of the United States refer to themselves as Americans, they have no intention of excluding people from Latin American countries. There is no word such as United Statesians in the English language, so people call themselves Americans. Thus, what is really a language problem has sometimes caused misunderstandings. Although citizens of Latin American countries may call the people in the United States North Americans, to most people in the United States this makes no sense either, because the term North Americans refer to Canadians and Mexicans as well as citizens of the United States. The word American, then, will be used in this text as the adjective and nationality for the people who live in the United States of America.
This passage is mainly concerned with______.
选项
A、cultural pluralism in the U. S.
B、African Americans in the U. S.
C、history of immigrants in the U. S.
D、new immigrants in the U. S.
答案
A
解析
主旨题。本文主要讲美国文化多元化越来越受到接纳,并有一条纽带将不同文化的美国人凝结在一起。因此A是正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/oSWO777K
0
在职攻硕英语联考
相关试题推荐
A、Will’sfatherusedhisinfluencetohelphimin.B、Will’sfatherisaveryimportantguyhere.C、Willisagoodcandidatefor
Whypastgenerationsregardedwomenastheweakersexisamysterytoanyonewhohasexaminedthequestionobjectively,forthey
A、Howtolearnmusic.B、Whymusicmatters.C、Wholovesmusic.D、Whatmusicis.B“这篇文章的主题是什么?”Toconclude,musicbuildsrelationsh
Theyoungmansmashedthewindowoftherestaurantdeliberatelytoshowhisfury.
A、Sheisalwaysstupid.B、Sheisalwaysconcentrated.C、Sheisalwayscareless.D、Sheisalwaysabsent-minded.D男士说:哈里特在实验中又出错了。
OneareainwhichLondonstillsurpassesitsrivalsisthenumberofinternationalvisitorsitreceives:morethananyotherin
Whatisextraordinary_____theserainforestsisthattheyarehome______thousandsofspecies.
Theoriginalpurposeofdevelopingartificialskins,bonesandtissuesisto______.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue
Thepressure______causesAmericanstobeenergetic,butitalsoputsthemunderaconstantemotionalstrain.
TheUnitedNationsConferenceonDrugAbuse,whichwasheldearlierthisyearinVienna,wasavery______meeting.
随机试题
下列几种端口扫描技术中,不属于TCP端口扫描技术的是()
6.设y=f(x)二阶可导,且f’(1)=0,f"(1)>0,则必有
4岁女孩,面容特殊,眼距宽,鼻梁平,舌厚肥大,面部臃肿,皮肤粗糙,头发干稀,智力低下,身高80cm,腕部X线检查显示一枚骨化中心。最可能的诊断是
A.肾上腺素试验B.凝血活酶生成及纠正试验C.D一二聚体测定D.毛细血管脆性试验E.血小板聚集试验检查是否存在纤溶亢进的检查是()
在一起行政强制执行案件中,执行人员要拆除王某修建的被行政机关认为违章的建筑。王某即跑到现场阻止,扬言要是把违章建筑拆了,他就喝毒药。执行人员不予理会,将该建筑拆除。王某当场一气之下喝下一瓶农药,经抢救无效死亡。后来经有关机关认定,该建筑并非违章建筑。其子要
根据财政违法行为处罚法律制度的规定,下列各项中,属于财政违法行为执法主体的有()。
显示或打印汉字时,系统使用的是汉字的()。
某教学班有45名学生,教师在进行“临时装片的制作过程”的实验教学时,不符合演示法规范的做法是()。
关于下图中标志为黑色部分的区域,说法正确的是()。
A、Lookingforherglasses.B、Tryingtocontactthephilosophyteacher.C、Hurryingtothephilosophyclass.D、ComingtovisitHen
最新回复
(
0
)